ELTA Systems

ELTA Systems Ltd (ELTA) is an Israeli defense technology company specializing in designing, developing, and producing advanced electronic systems and sensors. ELTA is a group and subsidiary of the government-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and its product portfolio encompassing radars, ELINT, COMINT, special mission aircraft, electronic warfare, communications, autonomous ground vehicles, underwater systems and cybersecurity defense systems. The company's products are utilized by defense forces, homeland security, and law enforcement organizations worldwide. ELTA has been a major contributor to Israeli national security and is a winner of 16 Israel Defense Prizes - Israel's highest defense award. Amongst the awards are the Green Pine Radars for ballistic detection under the Arrow weapon system, the MMR radars, under Iron Dome and under David Sling systems, in 2025 - the three outstanding AEW, SIGINT and ISTAR Special Mission Aircraft and in 2026 for its share in the OFEQ intelligence SAR Satellite. Company History In 1960, IAI, which was specializing then only in aircraft and engine maintenance, decided to explore the possibility of entering the field of airborne electronics. In 1962, a small factory of 200 employees was established on the IAI main campus in LOD airport to handle the repair of airborne communication and the Mirage-3 Fire Control Radar, the Cyrano. In 1964, ELTA was formed under IAI as the electronics house and was later, in 1967, separated into a subsidiary of IAI as ELTA Systems Ltd. In 1969, ELTA was relocated to the city of Ashdod, in the south of Israel, making home for its main campus, and until today, it hosts 4700 employees. ELTA holds subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Israel, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia. ELTA's Sales in 2025 reached $2,215 million, of which approximately 75% were generated by export orders and 25% domestically. At the end of 2025, the company order book reached $7.4 Billion. Product Lines ELTA's main product lines are spread across all domains: Space, Air, Land, Sea surface, Underwater, and Cyberspace. Air surveillance, and air & missile defense radars – Short to very long-range detection radars, including strategic ballistic missile detection radars, artillery radars, Air Defense radars and Aerostat radars, all used both for surveillance as well as fire control. Special mission aircraft – Airborne Early Warning (AEW), ISTAR (Intelligence, surveillance, Target Acquisition, Reconnaissance) & Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). Airborne radars – Fire Control Radars (FCR) for fighters, Synthetic aperture radars (SAR), Targeting Pod and Maritime Patrol Radars (MPR) Intelligence, EW and communications – SIGINT, ELINT, COMINT, communication and EW systems, both airborne, shipborne and land-based Maritime systems – Ship borne radars and SIGINT, Under Water Unmanned Vehicles - UUVs and Integrated Sensors Suite for Submarines Land based systems – Homeland security solutions, vehicle-mounted situation awareness sensors, anti-drone systems (CUAS), robotics and autonomous systems, artillery - WLR (Weapon Locating Radar) and FFR (Friendly Fire Ranging) , Gunfire Detection & location Systems Space systems – Space SAR radars and Satellite communication Cyber Security systems – National Security Operation Centers (NSOC), Cyber Security Academy solutions, Forensic Lab system, Smart Transportation solutions Operating Divisions The product lines are designed and marketed by five business divisions which are responsible for the system level engineering: Air & missile defense radars and Maritime systems division Airborne Systems division Intelligence, EW, communications and Cyber Security division Land Systems division Two research & development technology centers are mainly responsible to the design and development of the base technology and the sub-systems: Hardware Systems division Software division Major Products ELTA is for decades, the main supplier of Israel's major radars like the Arrow weapon system radar named Green-Pine for long-range ballistic missiles detection, the Iron Dome Radar, David Sling Radar & Barak MX Radar named MMR (Multi-Mission-Radar) for rockets and ABT detection and fire control, the unique Anti-tank missiles detection radar, used in the pioneer APS Trophy system for tanks, and many others. The company offers full digital AESA (phased-array) radars of all types - land-based and airborne at various sizes and performances. ELTA is also the only OEM of Israel's Special Mission Aircraft of all types, such as AEW and ISTAR. Military and homeland security services use the company systems in dozens of countries across the world. Airborne systems The Airborne Systems & Radars division is a system house focused on the design, development, integration, and management of airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) programs and the design and development of airborne radar system and sensor suites, including maritime surveillance radars, fire control radars, and SAR/GMTI sensors for crewed & un-crewed platforms. Among the division's products are: EL/W-2085 AEW&C Aircraft ELI-3001 SIGINT Aircraft ELI-3360 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) ELM-2060PES SAR Radar Pod ELM-2070 Space SAR Satellite EL/M-2075 Phalcon Air Defense & Naval Systems ELTA designs, develops, and manufactures a wide range of advanced systems based on the company's proprietary radar sensors and processing technologies. These systems include strategic early warning, missile, and air defense radars; maritime domain awareness, targeting, and fire control radars; air defense radars; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems for land, naval, and underwater applications; Counter Rocket, Artillery and Missile (C-RAM) defense; and port security systems. This division is responsible for the well-known Multi-Mode Radar (MMR), the backbone of sophisticated air defense systems in Israel and worldwide. Among the division's products are: ELM-2090 TERRA - Ultra long range strategic radars ELM-2080 Green Pine Ballistic Missile Defense Radar ELM-2084 Multi-Mission Radar - Air surveillance, air& missile defense and artillery radar ELM-2086 CINBAD Multi-Target Instrumentation Radar for test ranges ELM-2138M Green Rock Mobile C-RAM/GBAD Radar ELM-2083 Aerostat Radar for air surveillance EL/M-2258 ALPHA Multi-function naval AESA radar ELI-3325 Blue Whale unmanned Autonomous Submarine System Intelligence, Communications, EW & Cyber Division The Intelligence, Communication, EW & Cyber Division is ELTA's center for the design, development, and production of SIGINT, EW, communications and cyber solutions. Innovative products include the world's first AESA EW system, unique ELINT and COMINT solutions, advanced data links, and SATCOM terminals for ground, vehicle, naval, airborne applications and cyber security. The division supports national-level intelligence gathering and processing with sophisticated IMINT and GEOINT systems. Among the division's products are: ELL-8256SB - Scorpius G Ground-based EW System ELL-8257SB - Scorpius T Multi-threat EW Emulator ELL-8256SB - Scorpius N Naval EW System ELL-8222SB - Scorpius SPJ Self Protection Jammer Pod ELL-8251 - Scorpius SJ Support Jammer Pod ELK-1882T - SATCOM Data Link ELS-8994 - Starlight, Cloud-Based Multi-Int analysis system CyConcerto - NSOC Core Management Platform CyFo - Malware Forensics for Critical Security Operations CyScan - Proactive/Automatic Vulnerability Monitoring CyShare - Data Collaboration Platform for Cyber Threat Intelligence Land Systems The Land Systems Division offers a wide range of unique solutions for ground-based applications, from border and critical infrastructure protection through to combat systems. The Division's portfolio includes advanced staring array ground radars, autonomous combat vehicle systems, combat engineering systems such as counter-mine and IED suites, obstacle breaching solutions, and counter-UAV systems. The division develops solutions for specific challenges faced by ground-based forces, such as urban combat, tactical situational awareness, combat logistics, force protection, homeland security, and emergency response. Among the division's products are: ELI-4030 Drone Guard Gen 5 ELM-2112 Ground & Coastal Surveillance Radar ELM-2180 WatchGuard Ground Surveillance Radar ELM-2311 CMMR Compact Multi-Mission Artillery Radar Z-Family of Off-Road Multi-Role Vehicles ELA-6641 RobDozer D9 Panda - remote-controlled and autonomous armored bulldozer References